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GFC is Back in Business! Worldwide Package Forwarding & Item Ordering Services ^_^.

1) Direct Request (DR) Services - The service that started it all, our Direct Request (DR) Service allows you to buy just about anything you want from the USA and have us order it and ship it directly to you. This is perfect for those of you who are unable to buy from USA merchants that will not ship to Canada directly or who do not accept Canadian/International credit cards. We charge $2.00 per item ordered plus shipping. Additional fees apply for items weighing more than 5 pounds shipped or more than $150 USD in value. Our online form will calculate everything for you automatically and there's no obligation to buy anything until you check out with Paypal. Feel free to ask any questions you may have about our services.

2) Package Forwarding (PF) Services, Address & Rates - [PREMIUM SERVICE] If you want to order the items yourself, you can! You can order from any website that ships to the USA. Ship the items to our secure UPS mail box and we will repackage them and ship them to you in Canada (or any other country for that matter). Typical fees apply for this service as usual and you pay only $1.00 per package received at our mail location. Quick, easy and GREAT for limited-time sales when the Direct Request option may not be quick enough. Please note we cannot ship: meat, cigarettes or other nicotine items (including electronic cigarettes and their accessories), alcohol, weapons or gun accessories (including paintball/airsoft), pornographic materials, toxic chemicals (including several cleaning liquids), fertilizer or any items that are illegal to ship internationally. Also, any items containing NI-CD or LI-Ion Batteries can no longer be shipped via USPS (Laptops, cell phones, handheld game systems, etc.) and must be shipped via UPS instead. If you have questions about a particular item, please contact us first before ordering.  You will receive an Email invoice with PDF attachment explaining line-by-line details of all charges and full payment options. GFC PF Service Requires Premium Membership which costs $10.00 a month or $100.00 a year (discount of two free months) and is available in our GFC Store. Full details on website.

3) GYROS Updates - After you have ordered your items, filled out the forms and notified us of your order we will add your items to our GYROS page (generally within a week or less). Once your items have been received, we will invoice you for the shipping costs + our service charge. After receiving your payment, your items will be shipped out to you in a timely manner and you will receive an Email with all relevant shipping information ^_^. If you have any questions feel free to Email us at [email protected] .

Service Charges (Free Members):

GFC Charges $2.00 per item forwarded for standard or "Free" Members. Please note that an item in this case refers to each item within the packages you ship to us. So if you were to order say 2 DVD Movies, an Umbrella and a Towel, this would count as 4 items total. Items that are sold in "Lots" such as multiple baseball cards will be counted as one item, subject to our discretion. Also, UPS Charges me to pick up the packages, so there will be an additional charge of $1.00 per package received. I will add into the invoice for you when I get your iitems in.

For larger orders, an extra $5.00 USD surcharge is added for each 5 pounds your package weighs OR per $150 in value of their total contents (example: a 5 pound package would cost an additional $5.00 USD, a 10 pound package would cost an additional $10.00 USD OR a $150 item (or group of items totaling $150 or more) would have an additional $5.00 USD charged, a $300 group of items would have an additional $10.00 USD charged). Please note that this will be either a weight or cost surcharge and not both, but the greater of the two will be what is charged. An item weighing 14 pounds will still only be $10 added as it didn't yet reach the 15 pound mark. This will be shown on your invoice and will be clearly explained. In the near future, this service charge will be automatically calculated for package forwarding items the way it is currently automatically calculated on our Direct Request 2.0 system.

So Again the things to remember:

1) Ship to the address above
2) Ship all packages in my name (James Parks) and if you want to include your information as a “Gift Message” on the order, you certainly can do that. This is required though to be in my name as the UPS store will only sign for packages in my name and will refuse all others.
3) You MUST fill out the Direct Request (DR) form on the link above to let me know what’s coming
4) Once I receive your DR submission and all your items, I will invoice you for the shipping cost plus service fees.


Service Charges (GFC Premium):

GFC Charges $1.00 per item forwarded. Please note that an item in this case refers to each item within the packages you ship to us. So if you were to order say 2 DVD Movies, an Umbrella and a Towel, this would count as 4 items total. Items that are sold in "Lots" such as multiple baseball cards will be counted as one item, subject to our discretion. Also, UPS Charges me to pick up the packages, so there will be an additional charge of $1.00 per package received. I will add into the invoice for you when I get your iitems in.

For larger orders, an extra $5.00 USD surcharge is added for each 5 pounds your package weighs OR per $150 in value of their total contents (example: a 5 pound package would cost an additional $5.00 USD, a 10 pound package would cost an additional $10.00 USD OR a $150 item (or group of items totaling $150 or more) would have an additional $5.00 USD charged, a $300 group of items would have an additional $10.00 USD charged). Please note that this will be either a weight or cost surcharge and not both, but the greater of the two will be what is charged. An item weighing 14 pounds will still only be $10 added as it didn't yet reach the 15 pound mark. This will be shown on your invoice and will be clearly explained. In the near future, this service charge will be automatically calculated for package forwarding items the way it is currently automatically calculated on our Direct Request system.

So Again the things to remember:

1) Ship to the address above
2) Ship all packages in my name (James Parks) and if you want to include your information as a “Gift Message” on the order, you certainly can do that. This is required though to be in my name as the UPS store will only sign for packages in my name and will refuse all others.
3) You MUST fill out the Direct Request (DR) form on the link above to let me know what’s coming
4) Once I receive your DR submission and all your items, I will invoice you for the shipping cost plus service fees.

Estimated Shipping Costs:

The following are shipping estimates for standards weights. This will give you a pretty good idea of how much it will cost to ship your item to Canada. If you live in another country, feel free to inquire by contacting us directly.

For all items from 0 - 4 pounds we typically use USPS First Class Mail:

$00.00 = 0 Pounds / Digital Items
$09.00 = 6 ounces
$09.00 = 7 ounces
$09.50 = 12 ounces
$11.00 = 1 Pound
$16.50 = 2 Pounds
$22.00 = 3 Pounds
$27.50 = 4 Pounds

For all items from 5 pounds and up we typically use USPS Priority Mail:

$38.00 = 5 Pounds
$40.00 = 6 Pounds
$42.50 = 7 Pounds
$45.00 = 8 Pounds
$47.50 = 9 Pounds
$49.50 = 10 Pounds
$52.00 = 11 Pounds
$54.50 = 12 Pounds
$57.50 = 13 Pounds
$55.00 = 14 Pounds
$62.50 = 15 Pounds
$60.00 = 16 Pounds
$63.00 = 17 Pounds
$70.00 = 18 Pounds
$72.50 = 19 Pounds
$75.00 = 20 Pounds
$77.50 = 21 Pounds
$80.00 = 22 Pounds
$83.00 = 23 Pounds
$85.50 = 24 Pounds
$88.00 = 25 Pounds

For any items over 25 pounds, we'll have to manually invoice you.

On Hold & Unclaimed Merchandise:

GFC allows you to send items to our secure UPS Package Forwarding address (listed above). After you order your items it is your responsibility to properly fill out our Package Forwarding (PF) Form on our website located here: http://www.gamesforcanada.com/package-forwarding.php . Once you do this, we will be notified of the items you have ordered and you will pre-pay the shipping/service charges up front for us to process and re-ship them to you.

The first 30 days are free to hold all Package Forwarding items.This is plenty of time for you to successfully order from the various stores that you want and submit our PF form to notify us. This also allows for adequate time for you to request us to combine items into a single package.

After 30 days, there will be a $5.00 USD charge per ITEM per week (flat rate fee) until the payment has been paid in full. Since you are pre-paying for the item costs, you will be responsible for both shipping to your country, our GFC Service Charges and any processing fees associated with the transaction.

After 90 days, GFC will not be responsible for unclaimed or missing merchandise sent to us at our Package Forwarding address. We suggest that you fully insure all orders sent to our address in case of loss or damage as we will not be responsible for missing or damaged goods.

 
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[quote name='Lucas252']Quick question guys do xbox live 1 year subscription expire? Do i need to use them within a year?[/QUOTE]

They don't expire
 
[quote name='goomba478']TheCurse9, yes we've already sold one iPad :) they limit them to 2 per unit on the website but I'm fairly sure I can get you one. Feel free to submit a Direct Request on the website here: http://www.gamesforcanada.com/direct-request.php

Put the weight down as "4 Pounds" as that's what the last one weighed :) Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Goomba, Is it normal that the first summary of my order states a $22 "GFC Service Charge for Services" and, as soon as I click Credit Card as payment, the "GFC Service Charge for Services" on the summary becomes $52?
 
I think my item is going to be sold out soon, but i already paid through direct request gfc, What should i do?
 
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TheCurse9, the reason for this is that it's including all service charges, Paypal charges and shipping weight surcharges. If you pay with an Amazon Gift Card or direct funds the fee won't be as high. Thanks!

Lucas252, yes if you pay for the item I will order it today :) Thanks!
 
IMPORTANT:

Nobody else order 12 Month Xbox Live Cards from Dell please. They limit them to 5 per household. If you want to order one, you can do so with the "Package Forwarding" option on the site. I've ordered 5 and will distribute them by the order they were ordered and paid for. Thanks!
 
[quote name='CaptainKishimoto']Hey Goomba! I just got my headset today, but my fight stick wasn't with it =[ Does this mean the stick is gonna come in another package? Thanks[/QUOTE]Just in case you missed my earlier message =]
 
Yes for tax purposes/customs I ship big items separately typically. You should have received two separate shipping Emails when they shipped out. You should have the controller any day though :) Sometimes they do get delivered on different days for whatever reason.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Yes for tax purposes/customs I ship big items separately typically. You should have received two separate shipping Emails when they shipped out. You should have the controller any day though :) Sometimes they do get delivered on different days for whatever reason.[/QUOTE]I only received one e-mail (for the headset) o_O
 
[quote name='goomba478']TheCurse9, the reason for this is that it's including all service charges, Paypal charges and shipping weight surcharges. If you pay with an Amazon Gift Card or direct funds the fee won't be as high. Thanks![/QUOTE]

How much would the GFC fee would be with an Amazon Gift Card (this option doesn't appear in the payment methods)? If it's simpler for you, you can send me a manual invoice for a 64Gb iPad.
 
[quote name='goomba478']TheCurse9, the reason for this is that it's including all service charges, Paypal charges and shipping weight surcharges. If you pay with an Amazon Gift Card or direct funds the fee won't be as high. Thanks!

Lucas252, yes if you pay for the item I will order it today :) Thanks![/QUOTE]

Hey!

Should I expect a confirmation email when I send a Direct Order from your website? I received a confirmation mail for the payment, but not for the order!

Thanks!
 
Hehe, take your time Goomba, taxes isn't something you should just rush through.

But when you're done, hope you can get to my direct request from Sunday :p

Btw, are you going to check out Kick-Ass this weekend (if you have the time)? Never heard about it until today, lots of good buzz, its like a teenage superhero movie with lots of violence.
 
[quote name='goomba478']capitol, you can send me a PM with your new address and I'll get that straightened out. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Thanks Goomba. I sent you a PM with all the information. Sorry for the trouble.
 
Well the bad news is that I owe for my taxes ($2000+ USD...ouch, not sure why that is) but the good news is. I AM DONE FILING THEM!

I will go ahead now and go into to super-duper-overdrive-GFC mode!

The end has finally come. No more crazy poker tournaments, tax deadlines or anything other than packing/invoicing/ordering/shipping to do.

I have nearly 200 orders to head to, so this may take a while ^_^ I'm also staying home from work all day tomorrow to just plow through as many as possible. With the wife on vacation it means I have no real reasons to leave the house other than picking up food, going to work or occasionally visiting local family members.

WISH ME LUCK!
 
I heard about Kick-Ass a few months ago. I saw the trailer and thought it would be a sort of superhero-spoof-comedy type movie but the reviews I've heard (Wombat's included on the CAG-Cast) say it's actually quite gory and gruesome and sort of a dark-comedy type anti-superhero movie. I'm definitely intrigued. I'm considering to see it this weekend absolutely. I'm not sure if I should have read the comic first or not, but I definitely want to see it.
 
Hi Goomba,

I would like to make some changes to my previous EB games request (adding items to the order, etc.).
Going to be sending you a PM in the next 10 minutes or so. :)

EDIT: Appears that your inbox is full, guess you are very busy with PM backlog. :p
I will send you an email instead. :)
 
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Goomba,

Since you don't seem to want to reply to my follow-up email, I'd figure I would ask here, where you are able to answer people's inquiries promptly.

Ten days ago, you replied to my initial email:

It was listed on the GYROS as #1063 on the list. I cleaned it up a bit to make it easier to find J Also, I ordered it the same day you paid for it so it should be here any day now. Thanks again!

So are you expecting to receive the item soon, or have you received it?

Thank you.
 
[quote name='capitol']Thanks Goomba. I sent you a PM with all the information. Sorry for the trouble.[/QUOTE]

Just wanted to double-check if you got my PM, Goomba. Thanks!
 
Just to let you guys know I emptied my PM box enough so that I can get messages now. I'm going through the backlog of orders/emails and such, so don't take it personal :) As mentioned I'm spending the rest of the night and all day and all weekend catching up.

PooPooRocket, I wasn't ignoring your Emails. I was just so busy this week and posted that I wouldn't be able to answer the hundreds of messages I got. I picked up over 50 packages this week so I'm 99% sure yours is in there as well. I'm spending all day tomorrow opening them up and all GYROS will be updated and all items received will be processed. Thanks!

capitol, yes I did :) Thanks.
 
Yo Goomba, I know I have credit with you... And I havn't figured out your new system or if there is even a bypass (or if you prefer me to just "pay for it" and then you'll refund me later).

Either way, I just paid for the order in full. With the extra credit, can you just buy what I had in the description of the DR I sent you? Zombies!!! 3.5 expansion.

Yes, I'm buying a board game. I got waaaaaaaay too many games these days... And zombies seems like a badass game to play camping.

Edit: I also sent you another $5 amazon card. Im finally starting to cash out my shit load of swag bucks :p
 
You got it Rogan. I'll go cash in your GiftCard, order your items and will update you soon about your credits and such. So much to do ^_^
 
I am off to bed now (almost 3:00 AM). I'll be processing your orders all day today (Friday) so no worries guys. I'm very sorry for being on another planet the last three weeks. I didn't want it to be so chaotic, trust me, but my work schedule was absolutely nutty. Now that things are returning to normal I will resume the GFC operations and we'll be all caught up again very soon ^_^ I know I sound like a broken record, but I want to make that as clear as possible. I'm doing everything in my power to fully catch up now :) THANKS!
 
** WHIRLWIND GFC MODE **

Just so you guys know where I am. I'll be posting stats for my orders as the day(s) go on. Here you go for today:

GFC Processing: Full Time-All-Day
Orders Left to Process: 240 TOTAL (191 DR's / 49 Package Forwarding)


Wish me luck! =P
 
Holy shit I'm pissed.
I am a retard and put the wrong street name on my package, and after a month they tried to deliver it once today and have sent it back to you Goomba.

Sooo yeah, this has been a complete waste of time yay!
 
Oh wow, I'm so sorry to hear that Sour Samo. Can you let me know the proper information so I can update it in my system?

matthijst, I was wondering what was going on! This morning I got an update status from UPS I never saw before "UPS Tracking: Special Situation"...I was like what on earth?

Then I went to the store and saw all the news about the volcano. Now I feel I can say I had some direct connection with that. Craziness. Hope it makes it to you soon buddy!
 
** WHIRLWIND GFC MODE **

Just so you guys know where I am. I'll be posting stats for my orders as the day(s) go on. Here you go for today:

GFC Processing: Full Time-All-Day
Orders Left to Process: 148 TOTAL (99 DR's / 49 Package Forwarding)

= I am going to the mall now to pick up a few games for you guys that are not available on the Gamestop website. See you in an hour or so =
 
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[quote name='goomba478']IMPORTANT:

Nobody else order 12 Month Xbox Live Cards from Dell please. They limit them to 5 per household. If you want to order one, you can do so with the "Package Forwarding" option on the site. I've ordered 5 and will distribute them by the order they were ordered and paid for. Thanks![/QUOTE]
 
Apparently I have an account at Dell but it won't let me put in my Canadian address as my billing address.

Well this totally sucks.

Back to Ebay for me.
 
Yeah sorry guys, the Dell Xbox Cards are a great price but they were previously limiting them to 5 per household. I can try to order more but there's no guarantee they'll send them.
 
SourSamo, I got your PM and updated your address in my system. They probably will make you pay for shipping again unfortunately. I've never had that happen though so I'll have to see. I'll let you know when they return it to me. Thanks.
 
Going to bed now guys. I caught up on all Paid items (DR's that had payments sent with them) and they've been processed/ordered. I've added them to the GYROS list so please check to make sure your item doesn't require additional shipping/funding. I will be working at the casino tomorrow until 5PM and then I'll be doing more order processing the rest of the night. With my wife away I will be working on these orders each and every day and we will catch up before you know it :)

Saturday/Sunday I'll be packing up a ton of the self-orders and Package Forwarding items (about 50 boxes to open and organize). Thanks guys!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Going to bed now guys. I caught up on all Paid items (DR's that had payments sent with them) and they've been processed/ordered. I've added them to the GYROS list so please check to make sure your item doesn't require additional shipping/funding. I will be working at the casino tomorrow until 5PM and then I'll be doing more order processing the rest of the night. With my wife away I will be working on these orders each and every day and we will catch up before you know it :)

Saturday/Sunday I'll be packing up a ton of the self-orders and Package Forwarding items (about 50 boxes to open and organize). Thanks guys![/QUOTE]

Are we supposed to receive an email confirmation if you have processed/ordered the order?

Thanks!
 
Yes, if you didn't receive an Email or any type of update please let me know. Thanks! I will do my best to get to yours right away when I get home tomorrow ^_^
 
Wow somehow I managed to commit the same DR 3 times. Is there anyway you can ignore them Goomba since it's about the Xbox Live Gold card from Dell.

I'm truly sorry for buggering my order like that.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Yes, if you didn't receive an Email or any type of update please let me know. Thanks! I will do my best to get to yours right away when I get home tomorrow ^_^[/QUOTE]

My order isn't on Gyros and I didn't get an email either. I paid your personal account for the Batman game which may be why it was overlooked? You said you ordered it, so I trust everything is in order then? Just have to be doubly sure, I tend to worry too much about anything and everything :roll:
 
Hey Goomba, so GameStop has 25% off $100 (25off) which currently stacks with another 10% off (10auto) for their online GameDay Sale, totaling 32.5% off including new games. I was wondering if it was possible for several people to combine their GameStop orders to reach $100, since not all of us may want to purchase $100 or more of games all at once?

If there's no problems with that, I'm wondering if any of the people here are interested in doing this?
 
Athena, no problem I'll figure it out. I get duplicate orders all the time (I have to change the way it sends the Emails for DRs in the system). So no worries.

emjaymj, yes I did get your game ordered so no problem :) I just haven't put it into the GYROS system yet. I'll do that when I get home from work today.

JoJoBlue, the problem is coordinating the orders with several people. If you can find a way to get everyone to pay up front, not order duplicate games (when there are restrictions on how many you can order) and get that all set up I don't mind doing it. Just letting you know in the past it's been tricky getting people all on the same page.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Yes for tax purposes/customs I ship big items separately typically. You should have received two separate shipping Emails when they shipped out. You should have the controller any day though :) Sometimes they do get delivered on different days for whatever reason.[/QUOTE]If I didn't get 2 e-mails (I only got 1 concerning the headset), does this mean my stick hasn't shipped yet or o_O?
 
CaptainKishimoto, no your stick has shipped. I sent an Email but it probably just didn't get to you. Don't worry :) It should reach you any day now I'm sure.

blackric, I'm doing good but I still have 150 or so orders to process. I'm getting there ^_^ I will be working from 9PM-2AM on them so I'll catch up a ton.
 
Hello Goomba, just a quick question. When amazon.com is offering a 10-20 game credit with a preorder, do i pay for the full amount? Or do you use the gaming credit right away?
 
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Guys I'm still unpacking items. Remember if you prepaid your items I will order them right away. If you DR'd something but didn't pay your order will be processed last. It goes:

1) Pre-Paid DR's
2) Self-Orders / Package Forwarding
3) Manually processed DR's.

Thanks!
 
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